Jack Conte
Jack Conte is an American musician and co-founder and CEO of Patreon. He and his wife Nataly Dawn make up the musical duo Pomplamoose, and he is co-leader of the band Scary Pockets and founder of the band Magaziine.
Career
Conte began his career as a video game voice actor, contributing the voice for all teen male sims in the 2004 bestseller The Sims 2.In 2007, Conte created his YouTube channel to upload music videos inspired by the Dogme 95 movement. He gained widespread attention when his video Yeah Yeah Yeah was featured on YouTube's front page. Most of Conte's music videos follow a format called "VideoSongs", defined by two rules: no lip-syncing for instruments or voice and no hidden sounds.
In 2008, Conte formed the band Pomplamoose with Nataly Dawn, who later became his wife. The band garnered significant fan support, primarily through their YouTube videos.
Much of Conte's work has been met with positive reviews, citing evocative lyrics in Sleep in Color and creative delivery of his VideoSongs. However, Conte's music was reviewed less favorably by Amplifier: "Hints of Conor Oberst, Radiohead, Patrick Watson, contemporary punk rock, radio power pop, and incalculable other singer songwriters are more than borrowed, making for a short mishmash of electro rock."
On May 7, 2013, Conte announced the launch of Patreon with co-founder Samuel Yam. Conte has compared his company to Kickstarter, but "for people who release stuff on a regular basis."
In 2022, Conte formed the synth-pop band Magaziine.
Personal life
Conte was born in San Francisco and grew up in Marin County, California. He studied music and composition at Stanford University, graduating in 2006. Conte and Nataly Dawn engaged in January 2016 and married in May 2016.Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Judas " | 2011 | rowspan=6 |
| "James Bond 007 Movie Theme" | 2014 | - |
| "Daft Punk – Inception Mashup" | 2014 | - |
| "Aphex Twin / Bright Eyes Mashup" | 2014 | - |
| "Super Mario Bros. theme" | 2014 | - |
| "Heroes" | 2021 | - |